G
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
G
I spent my younger days
G
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
D G
Made me a slave to my wand'ring ways
[Chorus]
G
And the wayward wind (the wayward wind)
C Cm
Is a restless wind (a restless wind)
G
A restless wind (a restless wind)
Am D
That yearns to wa - nder
G C Cm
And I was born the next of kin
G Am G
The next of kin -- to the wayward wind
[Verse 2]
G
Oh I met a girl in a border town
G
I vowed we'd never part
G
Tho' I tried my best to settle down
D G
She's now alone with a broken heart
[Chorus]
G
And the wayward wind (the wayward wind)
C Cm
Is a restless wind (a restless wind)
G
A restless wind (a restless wind)
Am D
That yearns to wa - nder
G C Cm
And I was born the next of kin
G Am G
The next of kin -- to the wayward wind
[Outro]
G Am G
The next of kin -- to the wayward wind
